Hay and stock rack



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HAY AND STOCK RACK No. 516,578. 3 Patented Mar. 13, 1894.

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LEWIS SHANABARGER, OF MULBERRY, INDIANA.

HAY AND STOCK RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,578, dated March13, 1894. I Application filed September 9, 1893. Serial No. 485,178. (Nomodel.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIs SHANABARGER, a citizen oftheUnited States,residing at Mulberry, in the county of Clinton and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Hay and Stock Rack, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hay and stock racks.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcombined hay and stock racks, and to provide a simple and in: expensiveonewhich may be readily converted from a hay rack into a stock rack andvice versa.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of of partshereinafterfullydescribed,illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a combined hay andstock rack, the parts being arranged to form a hay rack. Fig.

2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 isa side elevation showing the parts arranged to form a stockrack. Fig. etis a longi tudinal sectional view of one end of the same.Fig. 5 is a rear elevation, the parts being arranged as shown in Fig. 3.Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view, illustrating the manner offastening the ends of the stock rack.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a frame or bed, designed to be mounted upon suitablerunning gear and having side sills 2, and provided on its upper facewith a central series or horizontally disposed keepers 3, and on theouter faces of the sills 2 with vertical series of keepers 4, adapted toreceive the toes or lower ends of transverse bars 5 of sides 6, wherebythe latter may be arranged in an inclined position to form the sides orwings of a hay rack, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanyingdrawings, or to be disposed vertically to form the sides of a stock rackas shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The sills 2 are provided at theirupper edges with recesses 7 to receive the" transverse bars 5, when theparts are arranged to form a hay rack, and the lower ends or toes of thetransverse bars are slightly beveled to enable them to rest upon the bedor frame 1 when they are within the keepers S.

formed by triangular blocks; and mounted on I the frame at these pointsare front and rear standards 9 and 10. Each standard is composed ofapproximately parallel bars suitably connected, and it is provided atits lower end with a cross bar 11, which has its. ends journaledbetweendepending angle plates 12 secured to a cross-bar 13. The cross-bar 13 isprovided with perforations and is secured upon the upper'faccs of theadjacent extensions 8 by screws projecting upward from the extensionsand passing through perforations of the cross bar 13, and by nuts 14arranged on the screws 15 and bearing against the upper faceof thecross-bar 13. The depending portions of the angle plates engagedetachably keepers or staples 16 extending inward edge of the adjacentcross bar 13 is provided with recesses 17. A suitable ridge pole issecured to the standards in the usual manner.

When the parts are arranged to form a stock rack the sides 6 havesecured to them detachable bars 18, which are provided on their outerfaces with keepers 19 to receive the intermediate transverse bars 5, andwhich are adapted to be removed when the sides are used to form thewings of a hay rack to prevent the parts coming in contact with thewheels of the running gear (not shown.) The upward movement of thedetachable bars 18 from the transverse bars to space the detachable barproperly; and the ends of the detachable bar are cut away as shown toconform to the configuration of the extensions 8 of the sills. The stockrack is completed by ends 21 composed of horizontal bars and ver ticalbars and provided at their bottoms with hooks 22 to engage openings 23of plates 24: projecting from the body or frame 1. Each end is providedat its sides with connecting plates. 25, which are loosely secured tothe end, and which are provided with perforations to enable them to fiton the adjacent IOC screws 15. The plates are secured on the screws bythe thumb nuts 14 and are attached to the end 21 by staples 26 or thelike. The sides are connected at their tops with the ends by hooks 27,arranged on the latter and having theirouter ends bent angularly and engaging eyes 28 of the sides.

By the construction described the combined hay and stock rack may bereadily converted from one form of rack to the other to enable hay andsimilar bulky materials, such as grain and straw to be readily carried,and to enable various kinds of stock to be hauled. It will be readilyapparent that the parts may be quickly adjusted and are firmly secured,and that a strong, durable, and efficient hay rack, and a similar stockrack are provided.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim is- 1. In a combined hay and stock rack, the combination ofa bed or frame provided at opposite sides with keepers 16, a cross-bardetachably secured to the bed or frame and having depending platesengaging said keepers, said cross-bar being provided intermediate of itsends with recesses, and a standard fitting in the recesses of thecross-bar and having a transverse bottom bar journaled on said plates,substantially as described.

2. In a combined hay and stock rack, the combination of a bed or frameprovided at its ends with upward projecting screws and having adjacentto the screws projecting keepers, cross-bars provided with perforationsto receive the screws and having depending plates engaging said keepers,standards having bars at their bottoms journaled on the plates, and

nuts securing the cross-bars on the screws, substantially as described.

3. In a combined hay and stock rack, the combination of a bed or frameprovided with projecting screws and having adjacent thereto keepers 16,the keepers 4 arranged on the outer sides of the bed or frame, the sides6 provided with projections forming stops and having detachable barsengaging the stops, the ends having loosely attached to them plates 25provided with openings receiving said screws, and nuts for securing theplates to the screws, substantially as described.

at. In a combined hay and stock rack, the combination of a bed or frameprovided at its ends with projecting screws and having keepers at itssides, the sides 6 having transverse bars engaging the keepers andprovided with stops, the detachable bars provided with keepers arrangedon the transverse bars of the sides 6 arid engaging the stops thereof,and the detachable ends 21, substantially as described.

5. In a combined hay and stock rack, the combination of a bed or frameprovided at its ends with projecting screws, sides, plates secured tothe ends of the body or frame and provided with openings, the ends 21provided with hooks and engaging the openings of the plates, and theplates 25 loosely attached to the ends and having openings receivingsaid screws, and nuts arranged on the screws, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LE \WIS SHANABARGER.

I'Vitnesses:

HENRY G. HARRIS, JOHN M. APP.

